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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nick Mangold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cristiano Ronaldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Nick Mangold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Cristiano Ronaldo!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, William Gold and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mangold connects with a nice looking jab.
Mangold throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mangold moves in looking to clinch but Ronaldo pushes him off.
Ronaldo keeps the fight on the outside.
Ronaldo closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Mangold did well to prevent Ronaldo getting side control.
Mangold tries to kick Ronaldo off but Ronaldo keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Mangold is pressing down on Ronaldo's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Ronaldo trying to control the position from guard on top but Mangold is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mangold looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ronaldo trying to stand up but can't free himself from Mangold's guard.
Mangold wants to sweep but no luck.
Mangold is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ronaldo wants to pass the guard but Mangold is keeping the position.
Ronaldo trying to control but Mangold is working from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Mangold tries to clinch up.
Mangold leaves Ronaldo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Mangold shoots and misses
and Ronaldo counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Mangold's guard now.
Ronaldo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ronaldo is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Ronaldo wants to control from the top but Mangold keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mangold wants to sweep here but Ronaldo controlling him for the moment.
Mangold looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ronaldo pushing down on Mangold's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Ronaldo passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Mangold!
Ronaldo is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Mangold can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ronaldo controlling from mount.
Mangold tries to lock up and control but Ronaldo gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
A nice elbow there by Ronaldo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ronaldo avoids the attempt from Mangold to control.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Ronaldo controlling from mount.
Ronaldo takes Mangold's back, avoiding a couple of desperation strikes from the bottom.
Ronaldo has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Mangold's body.
Ronaldo is striking from the back but Mangold escapes and manages to recover to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cristiano Ronaldo dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ronaldo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ronaldo shoots for a takedown but Mangold saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mangold shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ronaldo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mangold thinking.
Mangold leaves Ronaldo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nick Mangold has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cristiano Ronaldo.
Mangold throws a sloppy head kick and Ronaldo moves out of range easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ronaldo takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Ronaldo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ronaldo takes one on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ronaldo moves away from the strike by Mangold.
Ronaldo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Mangold looks out of his depth in this position - he's holding on tight.
Mangold is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Mangold is squirming around, avoiding Ronaldo's attempts to control the action.
Mangold sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Ronaldo trying to control from half guard but Mangold is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mangold looks like he's trying to stand up.
Ronaldo looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mangold with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ronaldo throws a strike but Mangold avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Ronaldo looking to improve position, pressing down on Mangold's thigh with his hand. Mangold seems to be working to lock up a guilotine though... is Ronaldo paying attention? Apparently not! He's locked it up tight! Ronaldo's face has turned purple! Will he tap? Will he! YES! He's tapped! Mangold picked his opening and made it count! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Nick Mangold!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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